Sanford Health

Good Samaritan-related COVID-19 cases reach 40 people

Good Samaritan Society – Sioux Falls Village in Sioux Falls has confirmed that 18 additional residents and 14 additional employees have tested positive for COVID-19.

6 years ago

Health systems, state will partner to offer antimalarial drug to qualifying patients, study participants

COVID-19 patients whose physicians agree they could benefit from the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine will be able to access the drug at all major health systems in South Dakota, and those who have been exposed might be eligible to take the drug as part of a controlled study led by Sanford Health.

6 years ago

Mayor, governor recommend Smithfield close for 14 days following increase in COVID-19 cases

Mayor Paul TenHaken and Gov. Kristi Noem are recommending Smithfield Foods close its Sioux Falls facility for 14 days.

6 years ago

Sanford Health expands virtual education resources

From teaching new moms to training athletes, Sanford Health has started delivering many of its services virtually.

6 years ago
city hall

Mayor: ‘More aggressive orders’ will be coming as peak gets closer

Sioux Falls likely will see a peak in COVID-19 cases sooner than the rest of the state, Mayor Paul TenHaken said Sunday.

6 years ago

Sioux Falls health systems rolling out faster testing

Testing for COVID-19 is about to get a lot faster for some patients in Sioux Falls.

6 years ago

Raven begins manufacturing medical PPE gowns

Sioux Falls-based Raven Industries is getting set to produce thousands of personal protective gowns for health care workers.

6 years ago

Sanford cross-training employees, reaching out to retirees

Sanford Health is using a time of relative calm before the anticipated COVID-19 storm to prepare more employees to potentially handle an influx of patients and backfill as co-workers become sick.

6 years ago

Southeast Tech donates masks, gloves, gowns to hospitals

Southeast Technical Institute has donated personal protective equipment that isn’t being used by students to area hospitals.

6 years ago

Sanford to make one-time payment, cover health insurance for hourly employees

Sanford Health employees got some good news to end the work week: Many of them will be getting some extra money in an upcoming paycheck and won’t have to contribute for health insurance for a few months.

6 years ago

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